Ian Gillott

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Horsley Bridge Partners LLC (HBP) is a private equity firm, founded in 1983 by Phillip Horsley and Gary Bridge. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in London and Beijing.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provides security solutions for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. The firm's products include secure transactions with identity validation, email, and file transfer. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

World Wide Packets, Inc. provides Ethernet broadband services. Its services include telephony, business and entertainment video, broadband data and internet access services. World Wide Packets was founded in January, 1999 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, NJ.

Blurb, Inc. publishes and sells books. Its customers can design and create their books online and be published by the company. The company was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SOASTA, Inc. provides test automation solutions for web applications and services. The firm’s products include mPulse, CloudTest, TouchTest, DOC and Pricing. Its solutions include web performance testing, real user monitoring, mobile performance testing and mobile test automation. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Gardner, Lisa Bergamo, Mike Hemmert, Craig Powers, Kenneth Holcomb, Kendall Cosby and Tom Lounibos in February 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

SilverRail Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for the distribution of train tickets and other rail-related products. It offers SilverCore, a global rail distribution platform that brings railways and travel retailers together. The firm also offers SilverAPI that provides end-to-end booking services that comprise search, book, cancel, payment, and ticketing, SilverAgent Lite, a Web-based application that delivers travel management companies’ access to live reservations made through its online booking tool partners, and SilverAgent Pro, a Web-based application for travel professionals that provide staff with a Web interface to search, book, pay, ticket, and modify company global rail content. The company was founded by Aaron M. Gowell and William D. Phillipson in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Stayful.com, Inc. provides travel services. It serves independent, boutique travel world, from the small business owner to the traveler who craves authenticity. The company was founded by Cheryl F. Rosner and Shariq Minhas in July 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BookingPal, Inc. provides global distribution system and a centralized booking platform. The firm's system is used in vacation rental, independent car rental, campground, and recreational vehicle property rental markets. Its platform also allows online travel agencies and publishers to add a range of properties to their database. The company was founded by Alex Aydin in 2013 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Azure Capital Partners, Inc. (Azure Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Cameron Lester, Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris and Paul Weinstein. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Echopass Corp. provides cloud-based hosted contact center services to the enterprise market. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Salt Lake, UT.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Overtone, Inc. provides customer support software solutions. The firm also develop and market a listening system. The company was founded by Jones Guy in 1995 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Fonality, Inc. provides cloud-based business phone and unified communications solutions for small to medium sized businesses. It offers employee presence, drag and drop calls, voicemail to email or text, mobility, chat, click-to-email, screen share, and HD video collaboration solutions for internal communication; and contact center solutions for automatic call distribution, skills-based routing, real-time metrics, unlimited queues, and on-demand call recording, as well as barge, monitor, and whisper. The firm also provides HD video collaboration and screen sharing solutions for video conferencing and online meetings; VoIP, voicemail to email transcription, and paperless fax services; business phone system equipment, including IP phones and servers; and support services. The company was founded by Samy Kamkar, Adrian Otto, Marc Smookler, and Chris Lyman in 2004 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

xMatters, Inc. provides cloud-based communications solutions which enables business process or applications to trigger two-way communications. Its solutions help in incidents such as information technology failures, product recalls, natural disasters, dynamic staffing, service outages, medical emergencies and supply-chain disruption. The firm is a provider of relevance engines that connect people, processes and information. The company was founded by Troy McAlpin and Desi DosSantos in 2000 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

BroadLight, Inc. delivers end-to-end passive optical network technology. The company was founded in June 2000 by Didi Ivancovsky, Raanan Ivry, Haim Ben-Amram and Tan Dror and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

NeoNova Network Services LLC engages in provision of managed internet protocol services. Its services include Google applications for business, Microsoft office solutions for businesses, cloud files solutions, cloud hosting, cloud server solutions, and disaster recovery. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Connect, Inc. provides support for cancer patient. It offers personalized service by connecting people with resources, finding leading centers for second opinions, locating clinical trials, nutrition support, and transportation. The company was founded by Kimberly Demeny and Jennifer Hickey and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

ID90T, Inc. provides online and interlines e-ticketing solutions. Its products include interline ticketing platform, online tool, listing tool, request tool, research tool, and company business tool. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

QuickMobile, Inc. provides mobile applications and solutions for meetings and events. It offers mobileplanner, which allows the user to plan and manage multiple events by collaborating, communicating, and sharing events and meetings across the organization; mobilevenue, a mobile application that displays information about maps, schedules, and directory of on-site and nearby amenities and attractions; and Concerto, a social media tracking and sharing platform. The company was founded by Patrick Payne, Gautam Lohia, and Jim Udall in 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

UrbanSitter, Inc. operates a community match service for parents and babysitters who connect online through Facebook and existing networks. Its site enables parents to search, book and review trusted sitters within minutes. The firm helps parents to see profile pictures and video of sitters and availability, hourly rates and typical response times are also outlined. The company was founded by Andrea M. Barrett, Hadar Wissotzky, Lynn Perkins, and Daisy Downs in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Groupize, Inc. develops technology for hotel industry. It offers technology solutions for hotel chains and properties to manage their group online requests and bookings. The firm provides a customized white label site that allows planners to shop and book groups online through search of brand properties and access live group pricing and inventory, and application on the salesforce platform to process the group leads. The company was founded by Charles de Gaspe Beaubien in 2011 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

L Capital LLC (L Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bart Foster and Simon Francis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The Klyde Warren Park is an urban green space built over the recessed Woodall Rodgers Freeway in downtown Dallas, TX. The 5.2-acre deck park, designed by The Office of James Burnett, offers daily and yearly events, food trucks, and free activities for all ages. It serves as a beautiful oasis park in the center of Dallas, bridging uptown and downtown, and providing a plethora of things to do.

Derive-Ventures Management Co. LLC (Derive Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Tyler Carrico and Mike Scott. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Traxo, Inc. provides online travel information services. Its products include Traxo Capture, Traxo Connect, Traxo Filter, developer center, service status and Traxo Traveler. The firm specializes in travel organizing, corporate travel management, email parsing, travel aggregation, business travel, itinerary management and expense management. The company was founded by Andres Fabris, Andy Chen and Richard Pendergast in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.